New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-02-24
MEASURES BEFORE CONGRESS.
SENATOR FRYE's PATHETIC APPEAL FOR JUSTICE

SENATOR FRfES PATHEIiC NN'
TO MAINE yOLUN FER.
WASHINGTON Feb 23.-In the Senate today MT Evar's
moved TO reconsider by which bill was passed
yesterday for judicial determination OF the rights Oh
citizens OF the United states in certain railroad anus III
Florida lie absent. in attendance on committee
when the bill passed Some constituents OF MS were
interested in those lands and he understood tat ther
erests satisfactorily guarded in the Dill Acr
discussion the motion to reconsider was defeated
yeas, &c; nays 81.
Mr. Hoar gave notice that no would tomorrow ask the
Senate to assign time probably o'clock on Friday ior
considering the Pacific Railroad Inquiry hill.
Mr. Frye made affecting appeal to the Senate 10 take
up and consider q message from the President vetohg
bill that would allow arrearages Of pension to Thomas b.
HOPKINS Maine Volunteers. There were he SAID, nVint
on farm in Maine In SCI two boys sixteen and the
other twenty The elder had Just been married The war
broke out Full of the inspiration OF PATRIOTISM thci
was a controversy between them rs to which shouiu
enlist Finally Il was decided that the younger boy
should start first He enlisted In two months the elner
boy enlisted and killed. The younger went 10 inc
front and remained there sixteen months Then he was
stricken with nervous disease and was transferred 10
tho Invalid Corps which he remained till the close OF the
war; He had no physical strength To work on the farm
and he returned Washington. whore he was appointed
a clerk in the Treasury Department He was there SIX
years. was twice promoted and wasoered clerk
shin at $500 a year. But In the meantime he had
cned the rcferment resigned his place In the Treasury
and began the practice OF law Ia which he bnit up
practice worth from So 900 to 81. 900 year lie was
magnificent specimen Of a man. ak feet nigh hanu-
some In person and with we'll cultivated mind once
I'm a while he stricken with his old disease larry
i'm 1878 in the OF Washington lie was stricken
with IT, was carried home, and for niue years never
had stood on his feet These had been nine years
Of terrible fearful pain night and day. For two years
he could not lift q silver spoon. One night ABOUT W.
months ago he was carried on reclining chair into his
ir Fryes room and there he told his story ongress
passed bill opening the door 10 MN 70 apply 1od he
ages and that bill the President vetoed but beTause ne
had not the information which he tMr Frye now gave
the Senate The President said that this was DANGEROUS
door to open, dun ing the whole two years tha VII
open under the law this had not the power 70 AVIAN
himself OF IT, -. . cot.
The hill passed the Presidents veto by voe
OF SIS TO o; the six nays being Messrs BECK Dei'''
Blackburn, Coke. Harris and Vance. ,
ON motion OF Mr. Co upton. OF Maryland, an evening
session OF House ordered for saturday next o
the consideration OF resolutions relative to the death OF
Representative w. H. Cole, OF Maryland
MIR Breckenrdge. Of Arkansas. submitted the confer
ence report the hill making close season Tor mack
erel and il was agreed TO-